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Mexico Silenced: Impunity for Attacks on Journal...
Rosario Carmona is Mexican journalist in the United States as a 2014-15 Hubert H. Humphrey fellow at the University of Maryland. The views expressed here are her own. One response to the attacks and threats that journalists are facing in some states of Mexico for their coverage of the war among drug... |
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Attacks on the Press: Are International Protecti...
This post originally appeared on the Advanced Training Program on Humanitarian Action blog.In last month’s ATHA Podcast on the Protection of Humanitarian Aid Workers under International Law, our listener Thomas from Palestine asked: “How do you suggest to strengthen protection for humanitarian w... |
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Highway Africa 2015: Journalism and the City
In a few weeks, CIMA will attend Highway Africa 2015 at Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa. The annual conference serves to create a platform for sharing information and knowledge, serving as the center of Africa’s debates on journalism, media, and communication. This year’s theme... |
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Takeaways from the global internet report
By Lena Nitsche This post originally appeared on Deutsche Welle Akademie’s #Mediadev blog. According the 2015 Global Internet Report, increased mobile phone penetration isn’t just allowing hundreds of millions of people around the world access to the internet for the first time – users... |
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Media in Conflict: The Case of Zello
Often, in situations of conflict or war, the media is fueled by rumors. Conflicting political parties or others who have control of the media can pursue specific political agendas, regardless of the veracity of their information. The battle to inform the community can lead to an overload of informat... |